Captive-aeroplane toy



Nov. 11 1924. 1,514,602

F. A. CHARLAND CAPTIVE AEROPLANE TOY Filed March 2. 192s 2 sheets-sheer 2` Patented Nov. l1, 1924.

, 1,514,602 PATENT ori-'ica f EEEEEaIcx a CHAELANE, or LYNnoNvILLE, VERMONT.

cArrIvE-AERoPLANE TOY.

Appncation med lMaren 2, 192e..` serial No. 622,382.

To alt z't mai/y concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. GITAR- LAND, citizenof the United States, `residing at Lyndon'ville, in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, have invented new and useful Improvements in Captive-Aeroplane Toys, of which the following is a specication. y

This invention relates to a captive aeroplane toy. and seeks, among other objects, to provide a toy embodying a rotatable beam carrying a pair of toy aeroplanes at the ends thereof sothat upon rotation of the propellers of theaeroplanes, the aero` planes will be caused. to travel in a circular pathrevolving'. the beam. t i

A further object of the invention 1s to l provide adevice whereink the length of the beam may be readily adjusted so that the toy made .be used in a small room as well as a large room and wherein the beam may further be collapsed so that the device may be conveniently packed or stored.

And the invention has. asa still further object to provide a toy'wherein the aeroplane propellers will be motor drlven' and w erein novel means will be provided for supplyingcurrent to the motors. l f

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter. f

In the drawings: j

Figure lis a perspective view of my improved toy,

Figure 2 is a top plan view particularly showmg the beam of the device, f

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view` said post is a cylindrical shell 13 iixed against rotation. Tightly fitting in the shell is an insulating block 14 and sunk into said block axialll of the post is a socket 15. Embedded in t e upper face of the insulating block in concentrlc relation to said socket are contact rings 16 from which depend pins and extending through the shell into the block to engage said pins are binding posts 18 approprlately insulated with respect to the shell.y Leading upwardly through the base and throu h the post 12 are 'circuit Wires 19 brougt out through a suitable opening near the upper end of the post and connected 'to the y,binding posts 18.

Rotatably mounted upon the stand is an extensible beam which, as best shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, is formed of companion sections20 and 21.y Fixed to the section 20 medially thereof is a stud .22 removably fitting in the socket 15 rotatably `m`ounting the beam, andconnected to the `ends of vsaid `section are U-shaped guide members 23 receivin the sections 21 of the beam therethroughv s idably'ccnnecting said sections with the sectlon 20.- Near itsends,

lthe section 20 is provided with openings 24 while at their inner end ortions the sections 21 are provided wit a plurality of 'longitudinally spaced openings 25adapted to be selectively brought :into registration the section 2O for varying the length ofthe beam. Furthermore,as will'be perceived, the

= 17 projecting downwardly within the block i l sections 21 may, as shown inv Figure, be

shifted to register at their ends withthe` ends of the section 20v`fvor collapsing the beam, when corresponding'V openings at the inner end portions of the'sections y21 will register with the openings 24 of the section 2O and formed in the sections 21 near their outer endsare openings 27 to also register with .the openings 24 of the section 2O so that the pins 26 may be inserted through the registering openings of the'three sections for locking the beam collapsed. Preferably, the pins 26 are connected with the middle section 20 by short lengths of chain or other suitable fastening elements to pre.-

vent the accidental loss of said pins.

Mounted upon said section at o posite sides of the plane of the stud 22 are bmding posts 28 to the lower ends of which are connected spring contacts or brushes 29 cooperatin with the rings 16 respectively and connecte to theupper ends of the posts are circuit wires 30 appropriately secured to the end sections of the beam extending beyond the ends of the beam. Depending from the outer ends of the sections 21 of the beam are hooks 31. mexibly connected with the ends of the beams are miniature aeroplanes each including spaced parallel wings y32 connected by corner struts 33. The wings may be of cardboard or the like and appropriately ysecured to the lowermost' wing is a rear-A wardly directed fuselage member 34 slotted to accommodate a vertically disposed rudder lns 35 while to the lower face 'ofthe member is Secured a horizontally disposed rudder 36. Screwed or otherwise secured at its lower end upon the member 34 between the Wings motor at its up er end. Mounted upon the forward end o vthe member 32 in front of the motor is a U-shaped bearing bracket 41 provided at its ends with lugs 42 and journalied through said lugs'is a propellershaft 43 to the forward 'end of which is fixed a propeller 44 while to the rear end of said shaft is fixed a pulley 45. The drive shaft of the motor 37 is lndicated at 46. yThis shaft carries a pulley 47 similar to the pulley and trained around said pulleys is a belt 48. Thus, the belt will o eratively couple thev motor with the prope ler shaft 43 for driving the propeller 44. Secured against the bottom wing beneath the motor is a U-shaped bracket 49 on which is journaled an axle 50 carrying landingwheels 5l and extending through the top wlng at opposite sides of the clip 40 is a cord or other suit-y able exible element 52, the ends of which are, as shown in Figure 4, secured to the side members of the frame of the motor 37. The'cord thus forms a suspension loop and, 'as Vshown in Figure l,l the loops of the aeroplanes are removabl engaged with the hooks 31 at the ends o the beam flexibly connecting the aeroplanes with the beam while the ends of the circuit Wires 30 are secured to the terminals of the motors of the aeroplanes, the aeroplanes balancing and '19 being connected witht .i mount beam, motor driven to with the ends of the am, contact rings embedded in the upper face of the block and facing in opposite directions. Accordi l when the circuit through the WiresA closed, current will flow through these wires to the motors of the aerohpganes, the wires h b th hwihres 30 upon t e su rtin cam rou t e rin 16 and billlish cxtacts 29. lotation o? the propellers 44 will, of course, serve to set the aeroplanes in motion so that the su porting beam will be revolved carrying t e planes in a circular ath. f Havin thus described the invention, what is claime as new is: l r1,. A captive aeroplane device including a post ashell mounted upo of t e ost, a block of msulating material in said block, a beam having a stud fitting in said socket revolubly supporting the devices connected inding posts extending through the shell into the block to engag provided withy pins extending into the block,

e said pins, circuit wires connected to said posts, blnding posts ,extending Ithrough the beam and provided at their lower ends with brush contacts cooperating with said rings, and circuit wires extending between the upper ends of kthe latter posts and the motors of said toy devices.

2. A ca tive aero lane device includ' a stand, a beam revolp mg end sections slidable upon the central section,vgui.de members mounted upon the cen-` /tral section freely receivlng theend sectionstherethrough whereby the end sections may be shifted to extended position projecting beyond the FREDERICK A. maman. n. s.)

n the upper end in said shell, a socket embedded ubly mounted upon the stand and formed of a central section and l endsfof the central section, ina f removably extending through the sections` 

